Innovation

Step Aside GPS: Manhole Navigation Concept Is Taking Over

by Chris Weiss

Navigation takes a turn for the steampunk in the Map Hole concept, designed for use in urban environments.

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Anthologie Quartett Catena: A Unique Bike Chain Clock

by Chris Weiss

Bored with the traditional LCD or analog clock? For just over two Gs, you can tell time (sort of) with this stunning piece of wall art.

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SNL & Social Media Christen Largest Cruise Ship In The World

by Ron Callari

Cruise Ships are not usually the butt of a joke, or comedy-rich fodder for comedians. However, in the case of the largest cruise ship in the world, Seth Meyers has set his lampooning sites on Royal Caribbean's "Oasis of the Seas." Celebrating its global stage 'coming-out' party, Royal Caribbean knows they've made it when SNL takes their cruise ship out for a spin and the social media airwaves hype their maiden voyage.

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Grilled Cheese Competition Revs Up With The Grilled Cheese Truck

by Beth Hodgson

Chedds is a unique restaurant that I featured a while ago that serves grilled cheese exclusively. With their traditional grilled cheese recipes, and some that are new and unusual, Chedds quickly grew in popularity since its launch; but now, it's getting a little bit of competition from a company that's found one way to top it - making grilled cheese mobile.

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Solar City to Provide Charging Stations for Tesla Owners

by George Delozier

One of the problems plaguing the all electric vehicle market is the issue of charging. Not only are there going to be problems when everyone comes home for the day and plugs in, but the issue of traffic and wrong turns could also spell disaster for more than a few motorists. For some California commuters however, a new solution is in the works.

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USB Eyelash Curler Brings Beauty To The Geek

by Steve Levenstein

Some USB powered devices are so weird, they'll curl your eyelashes. Some cut to the chase and curl your lashes from the get-go... like this actual USB eyelash curler from Thanko.

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Three Wheeled Vehicles Approved for DOE Funding

by George Delozier

The Department of Energy has been tossing around funding for pretty much every kind of alternative energy vehicle. However, the funding was originally limited to 4-wheeled vehicles, ruling out some of the manufactures completely. Now, congress has finally made a decision as to the future of DOE funding for 3-wheeled vehicles.

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One Is The Loneliest Number, Unless You Attend Sex Ed Classes in Spain!

by Ron Callari

You've got to "hand it to" the Spaniards. Differing markedly from our puritanical society, they're taking a very touchy subject matter and handing it off to their students...literally! While some feel that pleasuring one's self should be taught behind closed doors or picked up in the streets, the country's Extremadura region has chosen to address it front and center in their classrooms.

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Sleepbox Pop-Up Hotels: Modern Sleep Pods For The World Traveler

by Beth Hodgson

We've seen napping pods sent up in major urban centers before, but now, there's a new pop-up hotel designed to offer optimal convenience and comfort for travellers virtually wherever they are; even without a reservation!

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Inflatable Lingerie Has China Reaching For The Top

by Steve Levenstein

New, push-button inflatable lingerie from China will have the ladies smiling and the men, er, smiling too.

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Project Natal--XBOX's Controller-Less, Motion-Based Gaming Coming Next Year

by Chris Weiss

New information from a recent leak indicates that Project Natal will drop a year from now at a very attractive price point.

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Porky MP3 Ear Buds Won't Make You Pig Headed

by Steve Levenstein

These cute and colorful Buta Earphones from Green House of Japan add a little animal magic to any music listening experience. Wearing them provides a unique earpiece in the shape of cute pigs.

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"Geotagged Tweets" Coming To A City Near You!

by Ron Callari

Since the "location-based social network" train has left the station, Twitter has not only jumped on board, it appears to be the locomotive engineer. And now with 3rd party apps purchasing tickets on the "Twitter Local Express" the microblogging network is expanding its coordinates to offer up the longitude and latitude of all your tweets.

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6380 Senior Cell Phone Helps Older Folks Keep In Touch

by Chris Weiss

An oversized phone designed just for seniors, this one could help get older folks excited about cell phone technology. Probably not, though.

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Miniature Furniture Collection Features 42 Legendary Chair Designs

by Steve Levenstein

This unique 42-piece miniature collection features famous and iconic chairs, sofas & lounges by the legends of 20th century furniture design, all in handy 1/12 scale.

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Little House On The Trailer: Prefab Houses That Move When You Do

by Beth Hodgson

I know what you're thinking - prefabricated houses aren't new. At some point, we've all known someone who's lived in a mobile home, trailer, or another sort of prefab home. But this new company has a fun name and a fun concept that's definitely worth talking about!

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LinkedIn & Twitter - Like Peanut Butter & Chocolate!

by Ron Callari

In the days of yore (3 years ago), when social networks were first making their mark on the digital landscape, there was a divide between those networks you chose for business and those selected for fun. Today, those worlds collide, as LinkedIn and Twitter formally get "linked" to each other. And the combination is sweeter than PB&J.

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First Exclusive Green Marketplace For Hotels Launches

by Ron Callari

On November 9, EcoGreenHotel announced the official launch of it’s new online store, EcoGreenHotelStore.com. It's virtually a green marketplace for hotels and a one-stop marketplace of over 1000 products and services for the green hospitality industry. As more and more hotels become green-certified and more guests request "green" accommodations, the EcoGreenHotel Store is satisfying the needs of both the hotelier and the traveler.

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NC-17 Rating For Xbox 360 Users Restricts Tweets

by Ron Callari

Restricting Xbox Live for 17 yrs-old and younger

Not only are teenagers 17 and younger allowed to watch certain movies, Xbox 360 just banished them from accessing social networks. Strange that the teen demographic that is the target market for Xbox systems are restricted from from the Xbox Live's new integration of Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm. And with Christmas right around the corner!

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Transportable Solar Power to Solve Electric Vehicle Range Problems

by George Delozier

Solar energy has slowly but steadily become the go to resource for electric vehicles that need some extra range. The only real problem with this is the slow speed and low amount of power an easily transportable panel suffers from. A new kind of portable charging station may solve both of these problems in no time flat.

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